If your speech suddenly becomes slurred, or you experience sudden weakness in one side of your face, arm, or leg, along with an unbearable headache, ...

The elderly account for the majority of medical spending in many countries, raising concerns about potentially unnecessary spending, especially during the final months of life. Using a well-defined ...

Whether a conservative strategy of medical therapy alone or a strategy of medical therapy plus invasive treatment is more beneficial in older adults with non–ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction ...

Long-term oral β-blocker therapy, including bisoprolol, metoprolol, and carvedilol, reduces the composite endpoint of all-cause death, new myocardial infarction, or heart failure by 25% in ...

Cardiologist evaluation for post-noncardiac surgery PMI patients reduces one-year risks of major adverse cardiac events and all-cause death.

The proprotein convertase subtilisin–kexin type 9 (PCSK9) inhibitor evolocumab reduces the risk of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) among patients with a previous myocardial infarction, ...

Influenza vaccination is associated with significantly lower odds of myocardial infarction (MI), according to a large meta-analysis published late last week in BMC Public Health. In the study, ...

Patients with rheumatoid arthritis have higher all-cause and cardiovascular mortality after acute myocardial infarction.

Researchers are exploring a new generation of biochemical markers that may help clinicians detect myocardial contusion. A frequently overlooked form of heart injury caused by blunt chest trauma, ...

Background The limited literature provides minimal information on clinical outcomes among patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) under different healthcare funding systems, ...